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Ipomoea sinuata: flowering stem with separate fruit and seed. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1772.

Seven garden plants, including a hèavenly blue' ipomoea: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1834.

Four flowers: a chrysanthemum, an auricula, a tulip and a morning glory. Coloured lithograph, c. 1850, after Guenébeaud.

Seven plants, including three orchids and a monkey flower: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1835.

An African marigold (Tagetes erecta) and morning glory (Ipomoea purpurea): flowering stems. Coloured lithograph, c. 1850, after Guenébeaud.

Morning glory (Ipomoea purpurea (L.) Roth.): flowering stem with separate floral segments and a description of the plant and its medicinal uses. Coloured line engraving by C.H. Hemerich, c.1759, after T. Sheldrake.

Five large cacti and a sweet potato plant (Ipomoea batatas) in a tropical landscape. Etching, c. 1671.

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Ipomoea

Images from the collections

Images about Ipomoea

Works from the collections

Seven garden plants, including a hèavenly blue' ipomoea: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1834.

Seven plants, including three orchids and a monkey flower: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1835.

An African marigold (Tagetes erecta) and morning glory (Ipomoea purpurea): flowering stems. Coloured lithograph, c. 1850, after Guenébeaud.

Five large cacti and a sweet potato plant (Ipomoea batatas) in a tropical landscape. Etching, c. 1671.

Four flowers: a chrysanthemum, an auricula, a tulip and a morning glory. Coloured lithograph, c. 1850, after Guenébeaud.

Ipomoea

Images from the collections

Images about Ipomoea

Works from the collections

Seven garden plants, including a hèavenly blue' ipomoea: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1834.

Seven plants, including three orchids and a monkey flower: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1835.

An African marigold (Tagetes erecta) and morning glory (Ipomoea purpurea): flowering stems. Coloured lithograph, c. 1850, after Guenébeaud.

Five large cacti and a sweet potato plant (Ipomoea batatas) in a tropical landscape. Etching, c. 1671.

Four flowers: a chrysanthemum, an auricula, a tulip and a morning glory. Coloured lithograph, c. 1850, after Guenébeaud.

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